hese are the steps used to view and repair Commports in Windows 7-10
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CLICK ON START
TYPE INTO LOWER INPUT TEXT BOX ''DEVICE MANAGER''
THEN CHOOSE ''DEVICE MANAGE'' FROM ABOVE SELECTIONS
IN THIS CASE WITH SCANNER CABLE PLUGGED IN, THERE IS A ''USB DEVICE''
BUT IT HAS A YELLOW ERROR TAG TO IT''S LEFT
IF YOU RIGHT CLICK ON THE USB DEVICE - YOU SEE BELOW ON ''GENERAL'' TAB
CHANGE TO DRIVER TAB - BUT FIRST DOWNLOAD THE PROPER DRIVER
DOUWNLOAD DRIVER FROM THIS WEBPAGE
http://www.scancat.com/drivers
ABOVE IS THE ZIPPED CONTENTS OF THE DOWNLOADED FILE V1.9.0
UNPLUG THE CABLE
INSTALL THE DRIVER'S SOFTWARE
PLUG THE CABLE BACK IN
THE ABOVE SCREEN NOW INDICATES A "GOOD" DRIVER AT COMM PORT 3